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That is because when you upload a document using File View web part, it uploads it into the default document library (not Site Assets library). If you are using modern pages in your SharePoint Intranet, you have another reason to stay away from default document library. So be careful with the URL change! Reason 2: Modern Pages Please note that once you change the document library URL, in older versions of SharePoint this will affect the URL of the documents themselves (if you have shared the links with anyone). This, in turn, changes the URL of the whole document library ( thanks to my loyal blog follower, Nick Golding, for this tip).

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The only way to change the URL of the document library is via Windows Explorer (you can change the library name just like you are changing a name of the folder). The only way to do this would be by creating your own document library and giving it a custom name. This might not be a big deal to you, but I am a perfectionist and like naming things what they really are. While you can change the name from Documents to something more meaningful, like Project Documents or Legal Library, the URL for the default document library is fixed and cannot be changed easily. If you click on it, the URL will say “ Shared Documents“. Buyer beware!Here are few reasons why you might want to break your habit and not use this default document library when you create sites.Ĭall me picky, but by default, the name of the “default” document library is Documents. Almost in all cases though, there is a document library web part that is being added. If you are after storing documents on your future site, it is always tempting to use the default document library and start uploading documents in there or configure it with metadata. (the web parts added depend on the site template you have chosen).

Team Site), SharePoint adds few default web parts to the site for you, like Document Library, Site Newsfeed, etc. Anytime you create a site from a built-in template in SharePoint (i.e.

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